Faculty - CAI Yuanqiang
CAI Yuanqiang
Professor
Research Center of Coastal and Urban Geotechnical Engineering
A441 An-Zhong Building, Zijingang Campus
88208774
Research Interest
Soil Dynamics, Soft Soil Improvement, Geotechnical Engineering
Research Experience:
The Project supported by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China
The general programs supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
The research programs supported by the National People Air Defense Office
The research programs supported by the Doctoral Program Fund of MOE
The research programs supported by the Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholar of Zhejiang Province
Many important and large-scale state engineering projects such as the ground liquefaction and earthquake resistance analysis of the flood embankment of Qiangtang River in Hangzhou, the retaining structure design of the deep excavation of Hangzhou Citizen Center and the Tunnel Project at Jiefang Road, the ground treatment design of the Wenzhou Airport, and the dynamic compaction project of the backfill soil (37m in height) of the Pearl Park at Qiandao Lake.
Representative Fundamental Research Projects:
National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (Grant No. 51025827)
‘Dynamics Research of Saturated Soil and Its Applications’
Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51238009)
‘Fundamental principles and disaster control for long-term settlement of airport pavement in soft soil foundation under complex load’
General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50979096)
‘Dynamic Response and Laboratory studies of saturated soft ground under the loads of shallow-located and near-field earthquakes’
General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50778136)
‘Dynamic Response Analysis of the line road system and the underlying saturated ground under high speed moving train loads’
National People Air Defense Office Foundation (Grant No. 113202- E80802)
‘Dynamic Response, defense and vibration isolation measures research of the underground structure under explosion loads’
Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation for Young Teachers in the Higher Education Institutions (Grant No. 81067)
‘Dynamic Properties and Engineering Application Studies of Composite Ground’
Education
Enrollment to Department of Civil Engineering, 1983
Bachelor’s Degree of Civil Engineering, 1987
Master’s Degree of Geotechnical Engineering, 1989
Doctor’s Degree of Geotechnical Engineering, 1998
Professional Employment
Promotion to be a professor of Zhejiang University, July 1998
Promotion to be a doctor advisor, 1999
Senior Visiting Scholar of National Public Construction Research Institute of Spain, Dec. 2001----Jan. 2002
Senior Visiting Scholar of Nottingham University funded by the Pao Yu-Kong International Foundation for Scholars and Scientists, April 2004----May 2004
Vice President of Wenzhou University, June 2006----March 2008
President of Wenzhou University, March 2008----July 2015
President of Zhejiang University of Technology, July 2015----Now
Selected Publication
1. Yuanqiang Cai, Chuan Gu, Jun Wang, C. Hsein Juang, Changjie Xu, Xiuqing Hu. One-Way Cyclic Triaxial Behavior of Saturated Clay: Comparison between Constant and Variable Confining Pressure. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 2013, 139(5), 797-809.
2. Yuanqiang Cai and Xiuqing Hu. Vertical vibrations of a rigid foundation embedded in a poroelastic half space, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 2010, 13(3): 390-398.
3. Yuanqiang Cai, Zhigang Cao, Honglei Sun and Changjie Xu. Effects of the dynamic wheel-rail interaction on the ground vibration generated by a moving train, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2010, 47: 2246-2259.
4. Yuanqiang Cai, Guangya Ding, Changjie Xu, Peng Wang. Vertical amplitude reduction of Rayleigh waves by a row of piles in a poroelastic half-space. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanic,2009, 33(16): 1799-1821.
5. Yuanqiang Cai, Zhigang Cao, Honglei Sun, Changjie Xu. Dynamic response of pavements on poroelastic half-space soil medium to a moving traffic load, Computers and Geotechnics, 2009, 36(1-2): 52-60.
6. Yuanqiang Cai, Honglei Sun and Changjie Xu. Response of railway track system on poroelastic half-space soil medium subjected to a moving train load, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2008, 45(18-19): 5015-5034.
7. Y. Q. Cai, Y. M. Cheng, S. K. Alfred Au, C. J. Xu, X. H. Ma, Vertical vibration of an elastic strip footing on saturated soil, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics,2008,32(5):493-508.
8. Yuanqiang Cai, Honglei Sun and Changjie Xu. Steady state responses of poroelastic half-space soil medium to a moving rectangular load, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2007, 44(22-23): 7183-7196.
9. Yuanqiang Cai, Gang Chen, Changjie Xu, Dazhi Wu, Torsional response of pile embedded in a poroelastic media, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2006,26(12): 1143-1148.
Honors/Awards
Eight provincial- and even higher level awards
Highlights:
National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars
Second Prize of the National Scientific and Technology Progress Award (twice)
Senior Specialist of Zhejiang University
National Leading Talents of Ten Thousand Talents Program
First Prize of National Teaching Achievements
First Prize of the MOE Scientific and Technology Progress Award (twice)
National Candidate of the Scholar Project of New Century
Particular funding form the New Century 151 Scholar Project of Zhejiang Province
Distinguished Contribution Award for the young experts of Zhejiang Province
Professional Memberships
The National First-Grade Registered Structure Engineer
The National Registered Civil Engineer (Geotechnical Engineering)
Evaluation expert in the Engineering and Material Division of the National Science Foundation Council
Committee Member of the ISSMGE TC 127
Editorial committee member of the Journal of Rock Engineering, Journal of Rock and Soil Engineering, Journal of Vibration Engineering, and Journal of Zhejiang University Science (A) (SCI)
Deputy manager of the Environmental and Geotechnical Division of the Rock Mechanics and Engineering Council
Executive committee member of the Engineering Safety and Defense Division
Committee member of the Soil Dynamics Division of the Vibration Engineering Council
Committee member of the Geotechnical Mechanics Division of the Hydrology Council
Committee member of the Construction Vibration Council
Committee member of the Geotechnical Mechanics Division of the Mechanics Council
Deputy manager of the Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering Council of Zhejiang Province
